2013 News Archives

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, welcomed to the Prelacy representatives of the Armenian Ecclesiastical Brotherhood. Religious Council Chair Very Rev. Fr. Muron Aznikian participated in the meeting. The members traditionally visit the Prelacy at the start of each year to personally convey their New Year and Christmas well wishes to […]

We are pleased to announce that thanks to the efforts of the H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, Executive Council, and Prelacy Real Property Committee, in late December of 2012 freeway and surface street signs were installed directing faithful to the Prelacy building. Signs have been posted on the 210 Freeway East and West at the […]

LET US SERVE OUR CHURCH AND NATION WITH FAITHFULNESS, HUMILITY, AND INTEGRITY – STATED THE PRELATE Monday, January 14, 2013 was the Feast of St. John the Forerunner, or Baptist, which is also the name day of St. Garabed Church of Hollywood. On this occasion, on Sunday, January 13, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, celebrated Divine […]

EPISCOPAL DIVINE LITURGY AND BLESSING OF MADAGH ON THE NAME DAY OF ST. GARABED CHURCH IN HOLLYWOOD Monday, January 14, 2013 is the Feast of St. John the Forerunner, which is also the name day of St. Garabed Church of Hollywood. On this occasion, on Sunday, January 13, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will celebrate […]

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, His Excellency John Heffern, visited St. Garabed Church of Las Vegas to become familiarized with the parish community and get acquainted with the church construction progress. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr. Chris Smith, COO of Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. During his […]

Sunday, January 6, was a most festive day for Armenians worldwide as faithful gathered with their families to celebrate the Birth and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, exchanging good tidings of love, peace, and goodwill, and wishes for a blessed New Year. Western Prelacy faithful ceremoniously celebrated the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany […]

Sunday, January 6, 2013 was a most festive day for Armenians worldwide as faithful gathered with their families to celebrate the Birth and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, exchanging good tidings of love, peace, and goodwill, and wishes for a blessed New Year. Western Prelacy faithful ceremoniously celebrated the Feast of the Nativity and […]

In celebration of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 4, 2013, morning service was held and the blessing of water ceremony was conducted at Glendale Memorial Hospital. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, led the prayer service, conducted the blessing of water, and conveyed his New Year and Christmas blessings […]

PRELACY FREEWAY AND STREET SIGNS INSTALLED We are pleased to announce that thanks to the efforts of the H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, Executive Council, and Prelacy Real Property Committee, in late December of 2012 freeway and surface street signs were installed directing faithful to the Prelacy building. Signs have been posted on the 210 […]

It has become a beautiful tradition within the Western Prelacy for clergy to visit Ararat Home at the start of each New Year to convey their New Year blessings and spread Christmas joy and tidings to the administration and residents. Continuing this tradition, on the morning of Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013, Christmas service was held […]

GUIDED BY THE IDEAL MODEL OF THE HOLY FAMILY As we prepare to put yet another year behind us and welcome the dawn of a New Year and rejoice in the Glorious Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, we reflect on that first Christmas and the timeless and inspirational messages it brings of […]

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The Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, which was established in 1973, serves under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia. It is headquartered in La Crescenta, California.
The primary mission of the Western Prelacy is to preserve and foster the faith, heritage, traditions, and culture, and religious and national values of the Armenian Apostolic Church.